IGN has released the first details on Franchise mode in Madden NFL 12 which will introduce new elements in Dynamic Player Performance and Player Roles. Unfortunately as a whole it appears nothing like the complete overhaul of the mode that was said would take more than a development cycle to complete, which was the reasoning given why Madden 11's franchise was left practically untouched. What Dynamic Player Performance will deliver is variation in player ratings from week to week that wil...

IGN has posted the first news relating to Superstar mode in Madden NFL 12. Players will start with a 60 overall rating and have to work up from that using games and practices to earn points and distribute to ratings categories at the user's discretion. Tendencies and "player roles" have also been added to provide another level of customization to how an individual plays on the field. Essentially it sounds just like the typical career mode without anything revolutionary being introduced bu...

Last week it was reported that Gus Johnson was leaving his position at CBS where he had entrenched himself as an immensely popular announcer for college basketball, NFL, and  MMA events (though much less popular there). That brought into question whether he could retain enough relevance to remain as the play-by-play announcer in the Madden NFL series. He has now signed on with Fox as the network's top college football announcer (Pac-12, Big-12, Conference USA) and he will also call NFL ga...

EA Sports has released another screenshot for Madden NFL 12 and this one struck me as especially impressive. A ton of screens are already out for the game but the latest, featuring Vernon Davis and the San Francisco 49ers against the San Diego Chargers, includes several of the already announced features for this year. The improved player models and faces, lighting enhancements, new to the series throwback uniforms and grass stains, 3D grass (with some being kicked up), and new tackling syste...